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frustrated
adjective as in disappointed, thwarted
Strong matches
balked, crabbed, cramped, crimped, defeated, discontented, discouraged, disheartened, embittered, foiled, irked, stonewalled, stymied
Weak matches
fouled-up, hung up on, resentful, through the mill, ungratified, unsated, unslaked, up the wall
Example Sentences
It also heard evidence about frustrated motorists unable to pay by cash in car parks.
We often become frustrated or angry at work when we believe our colleague said something to be competitive or malicious.
"Right now Canadians are very frustrated with America and Carney has used that to his advantage," he told the BBC just before polls closed.
Young people have told the BBC they are finding it harder than ever to get a job, with some graduates frustrated at being turned down for roles at supermarkets.
"Foreign criminals pose a danger to British citizens and must be removed, but so often this is frustrated by spurious legal claims based on human rights claims, not asylum claims," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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